Prominent Republican Donor Issues Ultimatum on Assault Weapons (“A prominent Republican political donor demanded on Saturday that the party pass legislation to restrict access to guns, and vowed not to contribute to any candidates or electioneering groups that did not support a ban on the sale of military-style firearms to civilians.”)

Dowd: Appeasing Gun Gods (“The Orlando shooting also provided confirmation that the emotionally stunted Trump would not be a parental healer for the country, when he tweeted congratulations to himself for predicting the shooter would have links to terrorism, rather than offering comforting words to the grieving families and friends, and to shaken Americans.”)

Trump: Dems could have passed gun control under Obama (Actually: “Former President Barack Obama aggressively pushed for new gun restrictions, particularly after the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012…Republicans have had control of the House since 2011, and regained control of the Senate in 2014.”)

6th District candidates share views at forum at LU (This really shows you where the GOP “base” is at right now: “Dunbar was the clear favorite, drawing the loudest audience applause of any candidate after her answers” Dunbar, if you’re not familiar with her, is about as extreme as you can get and still live in this country.)